Initially, Liza would sit with the beggars reading stories and teaching the basics of how to read and write. This developed into the teaching of arts and crafts to encourage a longer attention span for learning and soon evolved into a cottage industry with products to sell. Nowadays the possibilities are endless, as they are all involved in the creation of new designs and their children are all learning to read and write at school. The bags produced by this small NGO are made to very high standards and are extremely stylish and modern in colour and design. ‘Door to the Himalayas’  brings you an ever changing selection of bags and accessories, as this small enterprises expands to offer rays of hope, as the name ‘Chhoti Si Asha’ suggests, to more under-privileged women in Chandigarh.